The Center, horrified thousands on its way up USA Today's most-popular list. Now the chilling Shobin delivers Terminal Condition, his most bloodcurdling tale of diabolical medical nightmares to date. You'd trust a well-educated doctor if it was your life on the line, right? After reading this gripping shocker, you may no longer enjoy the same peace of mind. Fair warning: If you don't like being spooked right out of your comfy chair -- by all means, stay clear of this one.

A researcher is on the brink of making an astounding discovery that may mean a cure to Alzheimer's disease: A special fluid found in the spinal cords of terminal patients may be the answer to one of history's most mysterious ailments. But when the researcher himself becomes "terminal," and the number of unrecovering trauma victims begins to mount, ER resident Todd Langford and Jordan Murphy, a promising med student, rush to uncover the truth. Can their own hospital be behind a fiendish conspiracy built on insanity and greed? Take a look at David Shobin's Terminal Condition, one of the year's most terrifying medical heart-stoppers. But beware: You'd better keep the lights on.